one's days are numbered

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.

Equivalents

Españolquedarle dos telediarios tener los días contados

Françaisses jours sont comptés

Deutschihre Tage sind gezählt seine Tage sind gezählt

6 more languages

Suomipäivät ovat luetut

Italianoavere il tempo contato

日本語余命いくばくもない

Português(estar) com os dias contados

Русскийего́ дни сочтены́её дни сочтены́их дни сочтены́

Tagalogbilang na ang mga araw

Examples

“If his performance does not improve ⟳ very soon, his days at this company are numbered.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

one's door is open one's egg cracks one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top one's father was born before one one's got to do what one's got to do one's heart bleeds

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